diff --git a/arch/xtensa/platforms/xtfpga/setup.c b/arch/xtensa/platforms/xtfpga/setup.c
index 4edccb4d4a5f..340479a328dc 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/platforms/xtfpga/setup.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/platforms/xtfpga/setup.c
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ static int __init machine_setup(void)
 
 	if ((eth = of_find_compatible_node(eth, NULL, "opencores,ethoc")))
 		update_local_mac(eth);
+	of_node_put(eth);
 	return 0;
 }
 arch_initcall(machine_setup);